A research team led by Shuo Huang (NAOJ and Nagoya University) has observed a massive and extremely active barred spiral ...

The newly discovered moons belong to the so-called Norse group, characterized by retrograde orbits and elliptical ...

A Hubble image captures a distant galaxy, HerS 020941.1+001557, whose light is magnified and bent by a foreground elliptical galaxy, SDSS J020941.27+001558.4, forming a partial Einstein ring.

a catalog of galaxies that are neither perfectly symmetrical spiral galaxies nor smooth, spherical elliptical galaxies. First ...

as opposed to the other two main categories of galaxy shapes — elliptical and irregular. The Milky Way – the galaxy that includes Earth and our solar system – is an example of a spiral galaxy.

However, not all spiral galaxies are created equal, as two recent images from the Hubble Space Telescope show. The image above shows galaxy NGC 3596, a neat and orderly spiral galaxy. And the image ...

"From this vantage point, intricate clumps and strands of dust stand out against the brilliant white galactic nucleus and bulge, creating an effect not unlike Saturn and its rings—but on an epic ...

“At the very least, we are convinced that its strength has been underestimated.” The huge elliptical galaxy ESO 325-G004 shone 10,000 times brighter when it formed than it does today. These types of ...

If your scope has a go-to drive, its database may not contain Abell galaxy clusters. Instead, just target this cluster’s brightest member, elliptical galaxy NGC 6047. Without a go-to ...

Then, the solar system will have a new cosmic address: A giant elliptical galaxy, formed by the collision and merger of the Milky Way and Andromeda. This isn’t a chapter ripped from science ...

Because this cluster lies some 330 million light-years away, not every galaxy in it is going to be a standout. What’s more, this cluster is dominated by elliptical galaxies that show few details.